by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 30, 2015 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
Mitchell County Fair opened Wednesday the same day a former Mitchell County Fair queen was killed when her bicycle was hit by a car near Osage. The Iowa State Patrol says 20-year-old Grace Harken of Riceville was hit by a car while traveling east at the 249 mile...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 30, 2015 | Crime & Courts, News
A 18-year old who tried to evade an Iowa State Patrol Trooper on Interstate 80 in Cass County Wednesday suffered an apparent back injury after wrecking the car. Iowa State Patrol Trooper Jim Bullington says the incident began at around 7:42 a.m. near the Walnut exit...
by Matt Kelley | Jul 30, 2015 | News, Politics & Government
Governor Terry Branstad’s chief of staff announced Wednesday he’s resigning to take a job in the private sector. Thirty-five-year-old Matt Hinch has been Branstad’s chief of staff the past two years. His last day on the job will be August 7th. Hinch...
by Matt Kelley | Jul 30, 2015 | Human Interest, News, Recreation / Entertainment
A documentary that aims to define the meaning of “peace” will premiere in Iowa this weekend and the filmmaker will attend the debut. Six years in the making, Greg Reitman says “Rooted in Peace” is the story of his personal quest which took him...
by Matt Kelley | Jul 29, 2015 | Crime & Courts, News
A third annual summit on racial disparities in Iowa’s prisons, to be held next month in Ankeny, is being expanded to two days and moved to a larger facility. Iowa NAACP President Betty Andrews spoke at a statehouse news conference today to promote the summit....
